Deputies: Wanted man found hiding under clothes gets 17 charges

A Burke County man wanted on several charges was arrested after deputies found him hiding under a pile of clothes, according to the Burke County Sheriff's Office.

Ronald Lee Staten, of Morganton was a wanted fugitive with warrants for arrest in both Burke and Rutherford Counties since November of 2011.

On February 21, deputies learned that Staten was renting a home on Green Haven Circle in Morganton. Officials went to the home, and found Staten hiding in a bed room under a large pile of clothes, the report states.

Staten was arrested and charged with five counts I court order review, three counts each of breaking and entering, larceny, and possession of stolen goods, one count each of felony probation violation and habitual felon, and failure to appear.

He was taken to the Burke County Detention Facility and placed under an $80,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to be in court on March 18 in Burke County, and June 3 in Rutherford County.

Police arrested a Charlotte man in connection to multiple armed robberies. Police say on Monday around 7:38 a.m., a victim was robbed in the 5600 block of Reddman Road at Fifth-Third Bank. The victim says the suspect approached her with a knife and robbed her before fleeing on foot.

Police arrested a Charlotte man in connection to multiple armed robberies. Police say on Monday around 7:38 a.m., a victim was robbed in the 5600 block of Reddman Road at Fifth-Third Bank. The victim says the suspect approached her with a knife and robbed her before fleeing on foot.

The man who touched millions was also the man who thought much of God and little of himself. Tuesday, as people reflected on the life of Reverend Billy Graham, the word humility kept coming up. Graham was never one to bask in the limelight.

The man who touched millions was also the man who thought much of God and little of himself. Tuesday, as people reflected on the life of Reverend Billy Graham, the word humility kept coming up. Graham was never one to bask in the limelight.